US1401728A - Edward j - Google Patents

Description

E. J. POST.

DARNING HOOK.

APPLICATION men APR. 3, 1920.

1,401,728. Patented Dec. 27, 1921.

a: e Ltd an EDVJ'ARD 5. POST, OF PHILADELPHIA, ?EI TI\TSYLVANIA.

DARNING-HOOK.

Application filed April 3,

To all "whom "2'25 may concern:

Be it known that l, Enwilm J. Posr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Darning-Hooks; and 1 do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description or the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appcrtains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of ref-- erence marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in devices for use in mending stockings and other knitted tabrics and it has tor its object the provision of a simple and inexpensive tool of this character, designed especially for use in taking up broken threads which, if neglected result in raveling; thus producing an unsightly appearance and rendering valueless closely knitted fabrics such as are employed in the manufacture of stockings.

It is well known that a broken thread, it neglected will Very soon result in an unsightly blemish, due to the raveling oi the broken thread.

Attempts to remedy this defect must be taken immediately, or as soon as possible after the dis overy of the broken thread and resort has commonly been had to the use of a crochet needle or other instrument having a hooked end adapted to take up the broken end of the thread. The use of such instruments, for this purpose has been found to be for many reasons objectionable and frequently impossible in cases in which the threads of the garment are exceedingly fine and are woven closely.

It has been found that the successful use of any of the hooked tools in common use, requires great skill and care upon the part of the operator, due to the difficulty in locating the broken thread and preventing the taking up upon the hook, with the broken end of a single thread, other threads in the fabric.

An essential object of the present invention consists in the providing of a tool, so constructed as to permit the operator, even though not specially skilled, to at on e and easily select and grasp the single broken thread and withdraw its end to the surface of the fabric, without grasping with it other Specification of Letters Fatent.

1920. Serial No. 371,127.

threads or otherwise injuring or disfiguring the fabric.

To this end and to such others as the invention may pertain, the same consists in the peculiar construction, combination and ii angements of parts; all as will be herein- ,l'tcr described, shown in the accompanying drawings and then specifically defined 1n he appended claims.

The invention is clearly shown in the ac companying drawings, which, with the numorals of reference marked thereon, form a part of this specification, and in which drawings- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a device constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a like view, with the parts separated but in their relative positions.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken upon the line 3, 3 of Fig. 1.

Reference now being had to the details of the invention by numerals, i, designates the handle portion of the tool, which in the present instance I have shown as straight, and cylindrical in cross section, having an enlargement 2 at a point adjacent to its smaller end, which is provided with a hook 3, s milar in form to the hook shown in crohet needles of common construction.

The up, er face of the handle 1, is cut away, as shown at 4 and this cut away portion is provided with a dove-tailed longitudinal recess 5 to receive the dovetailed base of the movable slide 6, which is provided with a rearwardly extending resilient arm 7, having an enlargement 8, at its end, which is adapted to engage in a shallow recess in the handle 1, and the opposite end of the movable slide 6 is provided with a flat and pointed extension 9, which, when the slide is moved toward the hooked end of the portion 1, is designed to cover the open hook 3. The enlargement 8 is also utilized as a finger-engaging member for moving the slide to open and close the hook.

From the foregoing description, the use of the tool will be at once evident. When it is desired to grasp the broken end of a thread, it is engaged by the hook 3, and by moving the sliding member "forward, the thread will be retained within he hook, by the portion 9 of the slide, which will also preclude the engagement of the hook with other threads of the fabric while the broken thread within the hook may be withdrawn.

Having thus described my invention, what E QltFiIll to be new and desire to seo ure by Letters Patent, is-

A Crocheting needle having a body portion and e hook member, said body portion being provided with a longitudinal dovetail slot which extends to and terminetes in the said hook portion and with EL depression, a keeper slidably fitted Within the dovetail slot and having integral therewith a rearwerdly extending resilient member adapted to engage the depression in the body portion for retaining the keeper in its normal position, and atorwardly 6X:- tending pointed member adapted to open and close the hook member.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

EDWARD J. POST.

Images